Welcome Alcoholics -N- Recovery
In chairing meetings,
one thing to be mindful of is to go slow and give the members a chance to
respond to you and give them the chance to say thank you to the one that
shared. Then post the topic again.
http://www.alcoholics-n-recovery.com
OUR AA MEETINGS ARE HELD DAILY
AT:
10:30 am 6pm 9pm
EST
Our Big Book Study is Friday 9 PM
EST
First Wednesday of every months is
our "Speaker Meeting" 9pm EST
Our Speaker on May 5th is
Maggie
Our lounge is open
24-7
(directions to get to the meeting
room)
The two little arrows at the top of
this window give you a drop down list, click Meeting Room One and it will take
you into our meeting.
My Name is Don, I am an Alcoholic
serving as your Chairperson today. Welcome to Alcoholics - N -
Recovery! This is an
open meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous, everyone is welcome to
attend.
Friends please read
the following guidelines:
(Post one at a
time)
The ABSENCE OF PROFANITY offends no
one - so please there is no swearing of any kind in the
rooms.
The discussion or posting of other
websites or chat rooms links is not allowed in the main screens. If you
really need to discuss these things, please do so in private chat.
We
also ask that no personal information is shared out in the open, like phone
numbers and email addresses in the main, please do that in private
chat.
(starting the
meeting)
Would all who care to, please join
me in opening with a "moment of silence" for those who are still sick and
suffering, both in and out of this room, followed by the Serenity Prayer.
Let's take that moment now......
God, grant me the serenity to
accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change the things I can, and
the wisdom to know the difference. Thy will not mine be
done.
Amen
Alcoholics Anonymous is a fellowship
of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other
that they may solve their common problem and help others to recover from
alcoholism. The only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
There are no dues or fees for A.A. membership; we are self-supporting through
our own contributions.
A.A. is not allied with any sect,
denomination, politics, organization or institution; does not wish to engage in
any controversy; neither endorses nor opposes any causes. Our primary purpose is
to stay sober and help other alcoholics to achieve sobriety.
How it Works
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Rarely have we seen a person fail
who has thoroughly followed our path. Those who do not recover are people who
cannot or will not completely give themselves to this simple program, usually
men and women who are constitutionally incapable of being honest with
themselves. There are such unfortunates. They are not at fault; they seem to
have been born that way.
They are naturally incapable of
grasping and developing a manner of living which demands rigorous honesty. Their
chances are less than average. There are those too, who suffer from grave
emotional and mental disorders, but many of them do recover if they have the
capacity to be honest. Our stories disclose in a general way what we used
to be like, what happened, and what we are like now.
If you have decided you want what we
have and are willing to go to any length to get it- then you are ready to take
certain steps. At some of these we balked. We thought we could find an easier
softer way. But we could not. With all the earnestness at our command, we beg of
you to be fearless and thorough from the very start.
Some of us have tried to hold on to
our old ideas and the result was nil until we let go
absolutely.
Remember that we deal with alcohol-
cunning, baffling, powerful! Without help it is too much for us. But there is
One who has all power- that one is God. May you find Him now! Half
measures availed us nothing. We stood at the turning point. We asked His
protection and care with complete abandon.
Here are the steps we took,
which are suggested as a program of recovery:
1. We admitted we were powerless
over alcohol - that our lives had become unmanageable.
2. Came to believe
that a Power greater than ourselves could restore us to sanity.
3. Made a
decision to turn our will and our lives over to the care of God as we understood
Him.
4. Made a fearless and thorough
moral inventory of ourselves.
5. Admitted to God, to ourselves,
and to another human being, the exact nature of our wrongs.
6. Were entirely
ready to have God remove all these defects of character.
7. Humbly asked Him to remove our
shortcomings
8. Made a list of all persons we had
harmed, and became willing to make amends to them all.
9. Made direct amends to such
people, wherever possible, except when to do so would injure them or
others.
10. Continued to take personal
inventory and when we were wrong promptly admitted it
11. Sought through prayer and
meditation to improve our conscious contact with God as we understood Him,
praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that
out.
12. Having had a spiritual awakening as the result of these steps, we
tried to carry this message to alcoholics, and to practice these principles in
all our affairs.
Many of us exclaimed, "What an order I can't go through
with it." Do not be discouraged. No one among us has been able to maintain
anything like perfect adherence to these principles. We are not saints. The
point is, that we are willing to grow along spiritual lines. The principles we
have set down are guides to progress.
We claim spiritual progress rather
than spiritual perfection. Our description of the alcoholic, the chapter to the
agnostic, and our personal adventures before and after make clear three
pertinent ideas:
(a) That we were alcoholic and could
not manage our own lives.
(b) That probably no human power could have
relieved our alcoholism.
(c) That God could and would if He were
sought
Do we have any
new friends with us today or is there anyone celebrating an AA birthday?
If so, please introduce yourself with your first name and the nature of your
disease........
(Now get a topic and
open the meeting)
May I please have a couple of
suggestions for a topic, I'll take the first two....
(DURING
SHARES..... some of these you'll use many times. Use separately when
needed)
For those of you who just entered
our meeting,
Our topic today is "Open discussion
as it relates to our recovery"
If you would like to share put out
an " ! " and I will call on you in turn.
The Floor is now open for
sharing...Next?
Please begin by introducing yourself
with your first name and the nature of your disease.....
Please type in short phrases or
sentences.
We ask that you limit your sharing
to 5 minutes so everyone has a chance to share.
When done, please type
DONE.
Please no cross
talking. One icon or one word during a share. Thank
you!
(closing)
Friends, we've reached the top of
the hour, before we close, does anyone have a burning desire to
share?
We'll now close with the AA
Promises
The AA Promises
If we
are painstaking about this phase of our development, we will be amazed before we
are half way through.
1. We are going to know a new
freedom and a new happiness.
2. We will not regret the past nor wish to shut
the door on it.
3. We will comprehend the word serenity.
4. WE WILL KNOW
PEACE.........
5. No matter how far down the scale
we have gone, we will see how our experience can benefit others.
6. That
feeling of uselessness and self-pity will disappear.
7. We will lose interest
in selfish things and gain interest in our fellows.
8. Self-seeking will slip
away.
9. Our whole attitude and outlook
upon life will change.
10. Fear of people and of economic insecurity will
leave us.
11. We will intuitively know how to handle situations which used to
baffle us.
12. We will suddenly realize that God is doing for us what we
could not do for ourselves.
Are these extravagant
promises?
We think not. They are being
fulfilled among us - sometimes quickly, sometimes slowly. They will always
materialize if we work for them.
(closing
prayer)
For all
those who care to join us we would like to end this meeting with 7th Step
Prayer
7th STEP PRAYER
- Page 76 in the Big Book
"My creator, I am now
willing that you should have all of me, good and bad. I pray that you now
remove from me, every single defect of character which stands in the way of my
usefulness to you and to my fellows. Grant me strength, as I go out from
here, to do your bidding".
Amen
For all
those who care to join us we would like to end this meeting with 3rd Step
Prayer
3rd Step Prayer -
Page 63 in the Big Book
God I offer myself to
thee, to build with me and to do with me as thy wilt. Relieve me of the
bondage of self, that I may better do thy will. Take away my difficulties,
that victory over them may bear witness to those I would help with thy power,
thy love and thy way of life. May I do thy will
always.
Amen
For all those who care to join us we
would like to end this meeting with the Lords prayer
Our Father, Who art
in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as
it is in heaven. Give us this day, our daily bread, and forgive us our
trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into
temptation, but deliver us from evil, for Thine is the kingdom and the power and
the glory forever and ever.
Amen
Our 12th
tradition states; Anonymity is the spiritual
foundation of all our Traditions, ever reminding us to place principles before
personalities. So remember what you hear here
stays here.
Thank you all very much for joining
us today! To help continue our sobriety it is suggested that we go
to meetings and don't drink in between. Get a sponsor and start working
the steps that will change your life!
OUR AA MEETINGS ARE HELD DAILY
AT:
10:30 am 6pm 9pm
EST
Our Big Book Study is Friday 9 PM
EST
First Wednesday of every months is
our "Speaker Meeting" 9pm EST
Our Speaker on May 5th is
Maggie
Our lounge is open
24-7
Now Coffee and fellowship in the
lounge!! Everyone is welcomed to join in!!
Service work is a way
to give back what you've been freely given! Chairing meetings is a form of
service work. You can sign up and help keep our meetings
going. If you would like to volunteer, please see myself or one of
the other moderators. Thank you! :D
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